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No. 237,896. Patented Feb. 15,1881.

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No. 237,896. Patented Fb. 15,1881.

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No. 237,896. Patented Feb. 15,1881.

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MACHINE FOR WINDING ,YARN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 237,896, dated February 15, 1881. Application filed J anuary 2, 1880.

The nature of our invention consists in the. construction and arrangement of a machine for winding yarn, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of our machine. Fig. 2 is a front view, and 3 a plan view, of the same. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 are detail views of parts thereof.

A represents the frame of our machine, constructed in any suitable manner to contain the various working parts.

At one end of the machine is the operatingshaft 00, upon which are two pulleys, B B,connected, by belts or cords b b, with pulleys O O on two shafts, D D, located near the bottom,

one at each side of the frame.

In the upper part of the frame is a central shaft, E, which rocks in its bearings, and has arms F F near each end projecting in opposite directions. The outer ends of these arms are connected, by links at d, with a longitudinal bar, G, along each side of the machine, said bar having at each end a vertical guide-rod, f, passing through suitable guides c.

The shaft E, with devices connected thereto, obtains a rocking motion from a pinion, it, on the shaft to, which meshes with a cog-wheel, H, on a shaft, 1'. On this shaft is secured a cam, I, which operates against a pin, m, on the end of a lever, J, pivoted to the frame. This lever is, by a link, K, connected with an arm, L, attached to the shaft E. A spring, M, holds the lever J up so that its pin m will at all times be in contact with the cam I.

The cog-gearin g and pulleys above described are made in such relative proportion that the shafts D will make quite a large number of revolutions while the shaft E rocks or oscillates once, and the spring M, holding up the leverJ, causes an even, steady, and uniform motion, without anyjars or blows.

In our machinewe utilize both sides, one for winding from hanks to bobbins, and the other from cops to bobbins.

' Each shaft D is provided with a series of bevelfriction-wheels, N, though only one is shown in the drawings, and'each'friction-wheel N is in contact with a similar wheel, 0, upon the lower end of a vertical spindle, P, which is movable up and down in a frame or bearing, T, attached to the main frame. The bobbin S isiplaced on the upper end of said spindle.

Opposite each spindle P, on the bar G, is a vertical post, V, upon which is placed a slide, W, movable up and down thereon. On one side of the machine the post V is provided with spiral grooves 02, as shown in Fig. 4, and

a spring-dog, 1), takes into the same for holding the slide in place, while on the other side of the machine the post has a grooved or toothed rib, n, as shown in Fig. 5, into which the spring-dog takes; but it is evident that either of these devices may be used indiscriminately, as the sole object is to hold the slide at any desired height.

For each of the spindles P on one side of the machine are two arms, A A provided with projecting pins or spindles s s, to receive the two reels B 13, over which the hank is placed. The upper arm, A, is rigid, while the lower arm, A is pivoted, so that the weight of this arm and the lower reel will keep the hank extended; The upper spindle, s, has a spiral spring, t, around it, which holds the upper reel against the arm A, so as to create a tension to prevent the yarn from unwinding too fast. The yarn passes from the hank through a guide-wire, 1*, under a pin, 20, projecting from a bar, 0, and thence through a slot, 00, in the end ofa plate, D, to the bobbin. The guide-wire o is made fast and the bar 0 pivoted'to the plate D, and said plate is held by a wire or arm, y, projecting from the slide W. The wire or arm y passes over a pin, 2, on the bar G to keep it in position. The bar O and its pin to straighten the yarn, while the slot 00 takes out all the lumps. On the other side of the center of the machine is a movable bar, E, which carries a series of spindles, a,to receive the cops. From the cop the yarn passes upward through a slot, 00, in a plate, D thence between a pivoted L-shaped lever, 0 and a stationary piece, G, and over a wire, 10, to the guide carried by the slide W.

In Fig. 7 we have shown a modification, in which an adjustable spring, F, is made use of to regulate the tension of the lever.

The rocking shaft E, with the bars G, carrying the guide-wires, as described, causes the yarn to be moved slowly up and down, so as to wind properly on the bobbins. As the yarn is wound upon the bobbin in the operation of the machine, the diameter of the bobbin at its lower end is gradually increased, and in the downward movement of the bar Gr the slide V is raised on the post V by the yarn, and held in its raised position bythe spring-dog p engaging with the spiral groove n in the post, a similar operation oecuring in the opposite side of the machine, whereby the guide is raised automatically to its proper position for winding the yarn on the bobbin.

Any one of the spindles P can instantly be thrown out of gear without stopping" the maohine by means of a lever or button, G, pivoted on the frame, which may be thrown under the flange I) on the spindle that supports the bobbin, thereby raising said spindle so as to move the friction-wheel 0 from contact with the wheel N.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the bar Gr, means, substantially as set forth, for vertically reciprocating the same, toothed post V, post 2, slide \V, having" spring catch 1;, arm y, passing around the slide W, slotted plate D, guidewire 1;, pivoted bar (J, and pin 10, the tension deviceand slide being both connected with the reciprocating bar, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 1st day of December, 1879.

SAML. PARKER. FREDERIO G. FORD.

Witnesses:

OHARLEs H. WEIss, WM. H. EMHARDT. 

